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NBC Nightly News

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Aug 11, 2012

>>> on our broadcast tonight, a shakeup in the race for president. mitt romney goes for a game changer and his pick for vice president has both sides fired up. tonight, who is wisconsin republican congressman paul ryan? beloved by the right, under attack from the left. we'll look at how his selection affects this campaign moving forward. >>> and here in lonn, a history-making gold rush for the american women. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening from london, where tonight it's presidential politics back home making news. mitt romney wanted to shake up his candidacy, and he has. today he selected wisconsin republican congressman paul ryan as his running mate. ryan is chairman of the house budget committee. at 42, he's the same age as one of mitt romney's sons. with 16 days to go to the gop convention, with 87 days to go until the election, the gop ticket is set and a new phase of this race begins now. our political team is standing by tonight, starting with nbc's peter alexander, who covers the romney campaign, and has fol

LINKTV - Al Jazeera World News

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Aug 17, 2012

LINKTV
Al Jazeera World News

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Aug 17, 2012

a critical choice in november >> romney: today's a good day for america how does an ordinary citizen make a sound decision? while super pac money clogs the airwaves link tv challenges the influence of money & politics on the ground at the conventions. ♪ go! join citizen reporter solomon kleinsmith >> kleinsmith: i'm not a fan of either barack obama and the democrats or romney and the republicans and jessica eise... >> eise: these big donors are the few and the select for unsponsored convention coverage from real people just like you. turn into link tv for your daily scoop on the 2012 conventions

CSPAN - U.S. House of Representatives

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Aug 28, 2012

CSPAN
U.S. House of Representatives

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Aug 28, 2012

the and fixable and to help people perform to their highest potential. mitt romney is the right man at the right time, and will be a great leader for our country. it is my honor to nominate mitt it is my honor to nominate mitt romney for the office of united states -- for the office of president of united states of america. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the delegates from the great state of virginia. >> throughout his life, people have turned to a leader when they needed help. each time, mitt romney answered the call and he led. mitt romney, with him of the become agrees, and diligence has succeeded at everything he has done. as a governor, with a cabinet, it was 50% women. a turnaround at the scandal- plagued olympics. as a father, a grandfather, and a trusted friend. he is a man uniquely prepared and committed to lead america at this critical point when we can do so much better with the right leadership. i am so pleased that this week the american people are again leading this man in seeing with some many of us to know what we have always seen, this is a man to admire, trust,

WJLA - ABC World News With David Muir

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WJLA
ABC World News With David Muir

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Aug 11, 2012

. mitt romney and his fit for vice president and why both parties are happy it's paul ryan. >>> also, the mission impossible. we take you inside the stake out. and we ask who is paul ryan? from the tragic loss at just 16 years old, and that proposal while fly fishing. >>> also tonight, west nile in which. the deadly mosquitos. from the ground and the air and why authorities are concerned. >>> dash bus horror, as a city bus scrambles and flips over. how did everyone survive this. >>> and the american gold rush, is it now mathematically impossible for anyone to catch up to us? and what was it that made the american team so impossible to beat? >>> good evening, on this saturday night. we begin here with mitt romney's choice for a running mate, wisconsin's consciousman paul ryan. the the story breaking today. the headlines in media. a bold, risky pick writes one newspaper. "romney rolls the dice" says another. tweeting the first images of the sign, the hot off the presses now being waved at the first stops at a team in virginia. here they are, side by side, first thing in virginia. ryan,

KDTV - Primer Impacto Extra

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Aug 29, 2012

KDTV
Primer Impacto Extra

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Aug 29, 2012

que tal, les saluda ilia calderonel huracan isaac toca tierra en luisiana.nominan a mitt romney como el candidato presidencial republicano.y capturan a los responsables del atentado a londoqo.el huracan isaac toco tierra en luisiana, a unas 90 millas de nueva orleans, la vispera del septimo aniversario de katrina. la convencion republicana que sesiona en tampa nomino a mitt romney como el candidato presidencial de su partido para enfrentar en las elecciones de noviembre al presidente obama.y las autoridades en colombia capturaron a cinco personas a las que acusan del atentado contra el ex ministro del interior fernando londoqo.la primera informacion en despierta america.

KDTV - Primer Impacto Extra

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Aug 31, 2012

KDTV
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Aug 31, 2012

que tal, les saluda ilia calderon.romney promete futuro mejor. siguen labores de rescate en luisiana y misisipi. caso de george zimmerman tiene nuevo juez.el candidato republicano a la casa blanca, mitt romney, prometio esta noche a los electores un futuro mejor y les insto a dejar a un lado su desilusion con el presidente barack obama. las brigadas continuan sus labores de rescate en luisiana y misisipi, ya que "isaac", ahora convertido en depresion tropical sigue provocando lluvias intensas en la zona. la jueza debra nelson fue asignada al caso que se sigue al ex vigilante voluntario george zimmerman, acusado de matar al adolescente trayvon martin. la primera informacion del dia en despierta america.

MSNBCW - The Last Word

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Aug 6, 2012

MSNBCW
The Last Word

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Aug 6, 2012

salute you. the whole country salutes you. but to the early celebrator, you are the >>> mitt romney's defenders must be getting tired of defending his refusal to release his tax returns, because now they're attacking harry reid. >> let him prove that he has paid taxes. >> attacks against senate majority leader harry reid. >> the word's out that he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. >> i'm not going to respond to a dirty liar. >> i think he's lying. >> do you think harry reid's a dirty liar? >> i just said it. >> i think he's making things up. >> i just said it. >> you think the leader of the senate is lying? >> i really do. >> i think republican have kind of misplayed this. >> i'll triple down on my comments. sfl he wasn't doing this ringside in vegas in a boxing match. >> let them call names. >> i know that governor romney could clear this up in ten seconds. >> brilliant politics. >> i give you nothing on that. >> claim that mitt romney is withholding his tax returns. well, that's not a claim. he is. >> i would have put out five or six years. >> a huge amount of income, paying a

CSPAN - Road to the White House

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CSPAN
Road to the White House

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Aug 11, 2012

-president of the united states. [applause] >> governor romney, anna, thank you. [applause] i am deeply honored and excited to join you as your running mate. [applause] i want to tell you about mitt romney. mitt romney is a leader with the skills, the background and character that our country needs at this crucial time in its history. following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country which have inspired the world, are growing dim. they need someone to revive them. governor romney is the man for this moment. he and i share one commitment -- we will restore the greatness of this country. [applause] i want you to meet my family. my wife -- [applause] our daughter liza and our sons charlie and sam. [applause] i am surrounded by the people i love. i love you, too. and i have been asked by governor romney to serve the country that i love. janesville, wisconsin, as where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it is our home now for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas

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Aug 9, 2012

we've been saying here at "hardball" for a year. that the romney mitt romney is selling out there is not the mitt romney his own chief spokesperson is now admitting to be the very same mitt romney who governed massachusetts and did what his new friends keep telling themselves he should never have done, which just happens to be something he should be bragging about, not hiding under the bed. well, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for bed. that's "hardball" for now. the ed she starts now. >> good evening, americans. welcome to the ed show from new york. 90 days before the 2012 election and a hard hitting commercial has mitt romney's campaign has the mitt romney campaign on the path to destruction. this is the ed show. >> she passed away in 22 days. i don't think mitt romney realizes what he has done to anyone. >> a hard hitting ad has his campaign in a tail spin. >> for people had been in massachusetts, they would have had health care. >> republicans are jumping all over the romney camp awe response. >> that's a potential gold mine for obamaites. >> what he is in on the conse

MSNBC - The Last Word

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Aug 7, 2012

MSNBC
The Last Word

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Aug 7, 2012

or the obama campaign, or who knows where they're coming from. >> after saying harry reid is wrong, romney counters what he claims is a specious and baseless attack on him by speciously and baselessly claiming the white house is behind it. when asked about that today, white house press secretary jay carney basically said, well, put up or shut up. >> you all probably know senator reid well, and, you know, he speaks for himself. there's a question for governor romney, right? he, as recently as last week, i think on abc, said that he would be happy to check if he paid a lower effective tax rate in previous years than the 13.9% that he paid in the year related to the tax return that he did release. >> romney has yet to satisfactorily answer that question or this one. >> instead of just going back and forth with harry reid, why not just release the tax returns and just put the issue to bed? >> well, actually, you can go on our website and you can see my financial disclosure statements going back to 2002. you also can see the tax returns that i've put out for 2010. and those are, i think hundred

FOXNEWSW - The Five

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Aug 28, 2012

FOXNEWSW
The Five

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Aug 28, 2012

what state is there to officially nominate mitt romney for president. bret baier and megyn kelly megaare standing by. we'll take you there the moment it starts. it could be any minute. i want your thoughts quickly. andrea, what is your asessionment of the con -- assessment of the convention so far? >> andrea: it has been great but this is the moment it kicks off. after a grueling primary season, we have seen some shoot inside the tent. heard rumors that the tea party is not behind mitt romney, the party isn't unified. i tell you when they nominate him, you will see a unified republican party. a lot of articles today, "usa today" talking about how the tea party coalesceed and he has been able to bring in moderates. the conservatives were his weakness. they are with him and you will see it on the floor tonight. a lot of enthusiasm. >> dana: we'll have speeches front a lot of different people. most interestingly, ann romney has her speech as well as chris christie, governor of new jersey. what are you looking for in the speeches in >> greg: they have to dill lennate what they'll do

FOXNEWSW - The O'Reilly Factor

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The O'Reilly Factor

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Aug 10, 2012

the american academy of dermatology. >> laura: "the o'reilly factor" is on tonight. >> romney pay 10% in taxes, 5%, 0? we don't know. >> laura: another vicious ad from the obama campaign. this time accusing mitt romney attacks bound toes. backfire? we'll debate it. >> the other side will be spending more money than we've ever seen. you guy got these guys writing $10 million checks, you got these super pacs that are just going crazy. >> laura: after so many unfair and vicious attack ads against mitt romney, the president now says it's the conservative super pacs that are going crazy. we'll examine the outrageous hypocrisy. >> i work six days a week every day for four years for a 12-second race. the fact that they just tore me apart, it was just heart breaking. >> laura: olympic track star lolo jones gets emotional after the "new york times" accuses her of caring more about her image than her athletic performance. >> i don't think i should be ripped apart by media. >> laura: caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone and "the factor" begins right now. >> laura: hello, everyone. i'm laura i

FOXNEWS - The O'Reilly Factor

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FOXNEWS
The O'Reilly Factor

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Aug 10, 2012

summer, democrats have launched a new attack against romney. and by august, they stereotyped him as a tax dodge, cancer causing, outsourcing, 1950s acristocrat. he spent a lot of time raising money and that's important. but he has not launched the type of aggressive messaging and counter offensive that is necessary to beat the campaign. the obama team throws a knife and romney he's family tosses a pillow. an effective response team would have nailed obama on a cancer ad. i would have said a he a you will getting sick, sick of this poisonous style of campaigning and sick of politicians like obama who blame others for their failed policies and broken promises. instead, romney spokeswoman responded by lauding universal healthcare in massachusetts. terrible! when obama scored with that romneyhood line, the best romney's communication team could come up with is obamaloney. really? conservatives are worried for a reason. they've seen this movie before and they know how it ends. in defeat. romney's team should be going into the republican national convention seven points up. not down. h

MSNBC - Hardball With Chris Matthews

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MSNBC
Hardball With Chris Matthews

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Aug 10, 2012

. you need geographic balance. romney gets utah in a way. >> and michigan. >> that's true. right. he has roots everywhere. he also has a house in santa barbara. what about the religion thing? you're a converted catholic. and i salute you for making these deep decisions in life. this thing, though, being an r.c., paul ryan, and an lds, is that still a question in the bible belt, in the deep south? a catholic and mormon on the ticket? >> not if barack obama's the alternative. it's easy. >> they'd just go against obama? >> people say how is romney going to motivate the conservative movement? they're going to wake up every morning, remember who's president and be totally motivated. the desire amongst every conservative in this country to beat barack obama transcends any concern about mitt romney. >> what about picking someone good for my business? a christie. no, i'm being selfish here. there's not a guy or woman in this business i talk to that doesn't wish like hell he'd -- or like heaven he would pick christie because he's so quotable. he's so big. not just physically. he's just so big a p

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Aug 8, 2012

why mitt romney might owe senator harry reid an apology. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the word is out he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. >> a shocking new report outlines how mitt romney may have legally dodged taxes. >> let him prove that he has paid taxes because he hasn't. >> david k. johnson will give us the details and eugene robinson is here on the politics. >>> well, seeing as how dick -- excuse me, vice president cheney never misfires -- >> dick cheney never apologized for shooting someone in the face. but sarah palin's got him running scared. >> it wasn't so much governor palin as it was the basic process being used. >> democratic strategist bob shrum will weigh in on the power of palin. >> another day, another lie from the romney campaign. this time, it's about welfare. msnbc's jonathan alter is here with reaction. >>> governor, what did you buy? >> and mitt romney lets his true colors shine with another out of touch moment. you won't believe what the unemployed millionaire picked up at the hardware store. good to have you with us. thanks for watchin

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Aug 7, 2012

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Aug 7, 2012

that down to one or two points to zero points, it's a big gain. >> nate sliver says to mitt romney, go boring. you get the last word, nate silver. you can follow me on twitter @alexwagner, and tune into my show "now" on msnbc at noon. we're back august 13th after the olympics. "the ed show" is next. 91 days before the 2012 election. a new report explains why mitt romney might owe senator harry reid an apology. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the word is out he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. >> a shocking new report outlines how mitt romney may have legally dodged taxes. >> let him prove that he has paid taxes because he hasn't. >> david k. johnson will give us the details and eugene robinson is here on the politics. >>> well, seeing as how dick -- excuse me, vice president cheney never misfires -- >> dick cheney never apologized for shooting someone in the face. but sarah palin's got him running scared. >> it wasn't so much governor palin as it was a basic process being used. >> democratic strategist bob shrum will weigh in on the power of palin. >> another day, anot

KDTV - Noticiero Univision

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Aug 30, 2012

KDTV
Noticiero Univision

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Aug 30, 2012

romney y quizÁs es la mas importante y tenemos a jorge ramos en tampa y ha dejado a personas sin electricidad a isaac y comenzamos con la cobertura. >>> se trata que estamos en luisiana y no tenemos energÍa elÉctrica y como los estados como misisipi ha sido una gran preocupaciÓn de autoridades y tenemos un mapa de los lugares en donde tenemos las inundaciones, 60 mil personas han tenido que ser evacuadas y en la ciudad de nueva orleans no va tener problemas, pero tenemos un estrÉs con los albergues y las camas de estos lugares estÁn siento utilizados. >>> en el distrito de san jhon, estÁn con inundaciones y las familias estÁn marcando el 911 y estÁn en la lista y tenemos mas personas. >>> vamos a ir con jorge, tenemos la informaciÓn al respecto de esta noticia a continuaciÓn. >>> ¿quÉ tal? enrique estamos en una de las zonas mÁs afectadas y como podemos ver este barco esta inundada y este es el panorama de las residencia y por eso hemos venido a ver lo que estÁ pasando. >>> con pequeÑos botes los residentes estÁn tratando de sacar l sacar las pocas cosas que qued

WRC - The Chris Matthews Show

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Aug 19, 2012

WRC
The Chris Matthews Show

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Aug 19, 2012

. team romney said they saw it coming but this fast? medicare has been a campaign mainstay since the 1990's. now paul ryan, a candidate into house.te four more beers, president obama is tapping into american's love of libation and revealed this week that the white house has been home brewing, even had a few on his bus out in iowa, a way to paint the president as more joe six pack next to rigid romney. blame for rain? the president can't control the weather but when asked to describe economic conditions like a weather report, everyone, in a new focus group, gave a stormy forecast, even one predicting an earthquake, tsunami. can president obama convince them the sun will come out tomorrow? hello there. chris is away. i'm chuck todd, welcome to the show. with us today, howard fineman with "the huffington post," nbc's kelly o'donnell, "new york time's" helene cooper and national journey's major garrett. welcome, all. it's not your regular august, now, is it? first up, mitt romney picked paul ryan to shake up the race into a campaign about big ideas but two men known for discipline found thems

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Aug 9, 2012

until the 2012 election. the obama super pac commercial has mitt romney whining. republicans are on defense and ann coulter is calling for the head of romney's spokesperson? gosh, it's getting interesting. >>> all that and harry reid is starting to reveal more information about his source. i'm loving it. hope you are too. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >>> the past when people pointed out that something was inaccurate, why campaigns pulled the ad, they were embarrassed. >> the debate over the joe soptic ad hits fever pitch. mitt romney is crying foul in a stunning display of hypocrisy. journalist michael kinsley says the ad is fair game and he joins us tonight. >>> newt gingrich admits romney's welfare commercial is full of holes. >> we have no proof today. >> democratic strategist chris kofinis agrees and he's fear to set it straight tonight. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> romney thinks corporations are people, but when it comes to releasing his tax returns, mitt says he's not a business. the big panel weighs in on the romney reverse. >>> and the romney

MSNBC - The Last Word

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MSNBC
The Last Word

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Aug 8, 2012

that's the potential gold mine for the obamaites, because they can say, well, yeah, and romney care's was the foundation for our plan. obama care, which they are already out there saying. >> conservative editor for redstate.com tweets today, "what conservatives are doing regarding andrea saul's comments is the same as how you housebreak your dog. romney needs to know not to go there." here is the dog urinating on the carpet today in iowa. >> we've got to do some reforms in health care. and i have some experience doing that, as you know. and i know how to make a better setting than the one we have in healthcare. >> with 90 days until the presidential election, a new "washington post" poll shows president obama leading mitt romney on favorability by a 19-point spread. 53% view president obama favorably, 43% view him unfavorably. 40% view mitt romney favorably, while 49% view him unfavorably. romney's unfavorable score has increased 18 points this year. the pollster notes that mitt romney is laboring under the lowest personal popularity ratings for a presumptive presidential nominee in

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CNNW
CNN Newsroom

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Aug 11, 2012

this morning. i'm randi kaye. coverage of mitt romney's announcement continues right now with my colleague, wolf blitzer, in washington. >>> good morning, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news this hour, mitt romney is about two hours away from revealing vice presidential choice, a move that could redefine the republican presidential campaign. three republican sources telling cnn, romney's choice as congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, the house budget committee chairman. in recent days there's been a good deal of pressure from the right to choose paul ryan. he's seen by many as a bold choice who helps bolster romney's conservative credentials and shows he's serious about economic change. romney will make his announcement in the battleground state of virginia. the military city of norfolk, aboard the uss wisconsin. event kickoff his campaign bus tour with his new running mate, a little more than three weeks before the republican national convention. we have complete coverage leading up to this dramatic announc

MSNBCW - Hardball With Chris Matthews

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MSNBCW
Hardball With Chris Matthews

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Aug 9, 2012

. in washington. let me start tonight with this romney search for a running mate. what's he really looking snore a partner to run the country with for the next eight years or four years? does anybody really believe he's out there looking for someone to share the burden and grandeur of office? is it someone to be in the room when decisions are called for? does anyone believe romney is the kind of guy to share the decision-making power of the presidency? so what does he want? someone to help win the election, obviously. someone to get him a state he's unlikely to get otherwise. that he'd pick portman perhaps of ohio or rubio of florida. they'll get him a state each. someone to complement his personality. that's to use that term loosely. someone to offset his rich guy stiffness and remoteness. then he'd pick a regular middle-class guy like, say, tim pawlenty of minnesota. how about someone to show ideological conviction, the kind people don't really associate with romney himself? then paul romney would make the case. i've got an idea. how about he makes a running mate decision that shows whoa, mitt

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Aug 8, 2012

is about tax fairness. mitt romney's tax policies give advantages to the very wealthy at the expense of middle class families in america. that's his plan. this is why so many people want to see mitt romney's tax returns. who is this guy? what does he believe? for the past week, senate majority leader harry reid, i mean, this guy's been raked over the coals for saying he has a source that told him that mitt romney didn't pay any taxes for ten years. well, a new article is out. "u.s. news and world reports" shows that how romney could get away with a ridiculously low tax rate. the article quotes an accounting professor from the university of notre dame saying that i wouldn't be surprised if mitt romney paid nearly zero taxes in 2008 and 2009. mitt romney says, this isn't true. >> now let me also say categorically, i have paid taxes every year and a lot of taxes. >> ooh, i want to see that. well, when your income is sitting around $20 million a year, you're going to pay a lot of taxes. even if your tax rate is at 1%. that's where i think the american people are. that's a heck of a lot o

CNN - CNN Newsroom

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CNN
CNN Newsroom

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Aug 11, 2012

expect in two hours. >> i think what you expect is romney campaign pulling out the big guns and i'm not just talking about the "uss wisconsin." we're talking about paul ryan, we haven't seen signs yet, wolf. i should mention. i've been on the event site. we've not seen paul ryan signs at the event site at this point. i'm standing in line to go through security to get into this event site. i don't know if you want to call it a glitch, but 7:00 a.m. when most major television networks want to be on the air reporting this news, all of the networks are honie phoning in, we're phoning in this report as opposed to being live on the air, showing that battleship behind us, showing that impressive back drop behind us, we're all sort of standing in line getting ready to go inside this site. it shows the last-minute nature what the romney campaign has done by alerting everybody late last night. putting out this press release very late last night. this is a herculean effort pulling this off, not just with the news media, but the campaign, secret service, everybody involved. >> i want to be pr

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Aug 9, 2012

. there was nothing they could do for her. she passed away in 22 days. i do not think mitt romney realizes what he has done to anyone. furthermore i do not think mitt romney is concerned. >> reaction from the right wing is predictable. several personalities said that democrats were accusing mitt romney of murder. >> what we are seeing is a morally bankrupt charge of murder and it couldn't be imagined or envisioned in any free state. >> they actually with a straight face attempt to make this argument beneath contempt and does not deserve a dignified response. >> mitt romney killed that guy's wife. >> for you think this ad said mitt romney kled a woman, you are missing the point the way this is being played out. this ad is a testimonial from one individual. joe believes his life was affected negatively by mitt romney's business activities. right wingers call it slanderous. here's what we know. bain capital became the majority shareholder of gst steel and bain added $100 million in debt to the company. mitt romney left to run the olympics, but remained ceo and chairman of bain. gst steel declared bankrup

MSNBCW - The Last Word

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MSNBCW
The Last Word

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Aug 8, 2012

romney's very bad day just got a whole lot worse tonight. conservatives are so mad at his campaign that >> anyone who donates to mitt romney, and i mean the big donors, ought to call mitt romney and say, if andrea saul isn't fired and off the campaign tomorrow, they are not giving another dime, because it is not worth fighting for this man if this is the kind of spokesman he has, to respond to an ad like this by citing health care in massachusetts?! >> but, listen. what we're watching and witnessing here -- >> no, i'm serious about this. >> i know you're serious. i agree with you. >> there's no reason doing your show, there's no point in us going to a convention and pushing for a man like this if he is employing morons like this. she has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. off the campaign. >> good evening. i'm alex wagner in for lawrence o'donnell. moments ago, ann coulter appeared on fox news, where she called on mitt romney to immediately fire his spokeswoman for remarks she made earlier today. >> obviously, it's unfortunate when anyone loses their job. this particular cas

CNN - Your Bottom Line

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CNN
Your Bottom Line

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Aug 11, 2012

committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a romney administration. [ applause ] this is a crucial moment in the life of our nation, and it is absolutely vital that we select the right man to lead america back to prosperity and greatness. that man is standing right next to me. his name is mitt romney, and he will be the next president of the united states of america. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. he would say, son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. well, regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem and mitt romney is the solution. the other thing my dad would always say is that every generation of americans leaves their children better off. that's the american legacy. sadly for the first time in our history, we are on a path which will undo that legacy. that is why we need new leadership to become part of the solution, new leadership to restore prosperity, economic growth and jobs. it is our duty to save the american drea

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CNNW
Your Bottom Line

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Aug 11, 2012

to join you as your running mate. i want to tell you about mitt romney. mitt romney is a leader with the skills, the background and the character that our country needs at this crucial time in its history. following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country, which have inspired the world are growing dim. they need someone to revive them. governor romney is the man for this moment. and he and i share one commitment. we will restore the greatness of this country. i want you to meet my family. this is my wife janna. our daughter liza and our sons charlie and sam. i'm surrounded by the people i love. i love you, too. and i've been asked by governor romney to serve the country that i love. janesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. it's our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas into action and action into solutions. i am committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a romney adm

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Aug 7, 2012

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Aug 7, 2012

absolute fits. they're trying to defend mitt romney by calling robin hood a tea party member. >> robin hood was stealing from the government. robin hood was a tea party activist. robin hood was anti-taxes. >> but all the right wing noise can't hide the fact that the president's larger point is this. a major message of this election is about tax fairness. mitt romney's tax policies give advantages to the very wealthy at the expense of middle class families in america. that's his plan. this is why so many people want to see mitt romney's tax returns. who is this guy? what does he believe? for the past week, senate majority leader harry reid, he's been raked over the coals for saying he has a source that told him that mitt romney didn't pay any taxes for ten years. well, a new article is out. "u.s. news and world reports" shows that how romney could get away with a ridiculously low tax rate. the article quotes an accounting professor from the university of notre dame saying i wouldn't be surprised if mitt romney paid nearly zero taxes in 2008 and 2009. mitt romney says, this isn

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Aug 11, 2012

new polls show president obama is widening his lead over romney. romney is coming off the rough overseas trip as well. do you really think this will be a game changer today? >> this is certainly a bold move for romney either way. he may have been hurting. last poll said he has taken a nose dive. his approval and favorable ratings have gone down. those numbers may have been just enough of an edge, just enough of a push to have him decide between a more safe, maybe some would say a boring choice like portman than someone who is more bold and aggressive as paul ryan. >> is this his way of attracting blue collar voters as well? >> he goes back to wisconsin, fifth generation local native. much like joe biden did when he was in congress. he knows that town. he's a blue collar town and of those folks. >> he also wants to reverse what he calls deep spending mistakes made by the bush administration, he doesn't want to go down that road again. big attraction for the romney campaign knowing that. >> he's very much against heavy government spending. and in fact also does not want to raise t

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. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to the ed show. i'm michael dyson in for ed schultz. mitt romney is horsing around with billionaire donors in aspen while president obama is fighting for the middle class. tonight i'll show you mitt's fancy dancing on taxes. this is the ed show. as ed would say, let's get to work. >> mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less, you pay more. >> on the air and on the stump, president obama is drilling mitt romney over his middle class tax hike. and the romney team is trying to change the narrative. >> that report you referenced is a joke. >> tonight, karen finney on the politics of romney's ongoing tax nightmare. and dean baker on the undeniable policy implications. >>> and why on earth is twitter getting on gabby douglas over her hair? i'll explain. >>> president obama has mitt romney on the ropes over a tax plan that doesn't add up and would raise taxes on the middle class. just one day after a damage independent analysis, the obama campaign put out an ad that will air in eight battle ground states. >> mitt romney made $20 million in 201

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Aug 31, 2012

and that you can to all of you. it's friday, august the 31st and team romney is happy to get away from clint eastwood any which way they can. >> i will work with all my energy and soul to restore that america. >> what? what do you want me to tell romney? >> now is a time to restore the promise of america. >> i've got mr. obama sitting here. i was just going to ask him a couple of questions. >> when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an american. >> can't do that to himself. you're absolutely crazy. >> i didn't know it was coming. >> restore every father and mother's confidence that their children's future is brighter even in the past. and they are off. mitt romney and paul ryan have departed florida, hitting the road as official nominees of the republican party. they took off on their new rides, twin campaign planes, slapped with the words, believe in america, with ryan off to virginia and romney bound for new orleans to tour damage from hurricane isaac in the flooded suburb of lafitte. perfectly timed for romney to mock concerns about the oceans warming and its imp

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Aug 12, 2012

ryan. my first reaction this showed candidate mitt romney is serious on tackling the defining issue of our time which is economy and jobs. your reaction. >> i am a big man of paul's. i think he's done a tremendous job in the house. he's been there 14 years and jumped over colleagues and president of the budget committee and worked on the potential train wreck we all face as a result of our long-term debt problem. i can't think of a better choice. i think it is a vital one and i want to give governor mitt romney high marks for making it i think what he's done put front and center in the campaign somebody who is spent time and energy addressing the most serious problem we have. my hats are off to him and i think he would make a great choice. >> i think a lot of people don't get why this choice was made and their analysis has been faulty in a lot of ways. and the analysis that he picked paul ryan. why did he pick paul ryan and it is about medicare. i actually think he picked him because he want to deal directly and create a comparative election. a choice election if you will on the iss

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Aug 11, 2012

running mate and next vice-president of the united states paul. >> gop ticket is complete. mitt romney is doubling down on the economy and named paul ryan as running mate. good morning, i am john robers taking over from bret baier. the big announcement was made this morning in virginia. and now they are traveling to the next event. karl, they are off and running? >> they are off and running indeed and we are running up the highway from the opening stop in forfolk virginia. and to richmond and then to northern virginia, romney is hitting all three regionings of political regions was virginia tide water where there is military familis and middle of the capitol and northern virginia where there is moderate voterss and all four of the states that romney will visit with running mate paul ryan today and then hit the states that barack obama took and romney needs to get. >> there is a series of polls that showed him trailing president obama by a significant number and nine point in the fox news poll and 7 point in the cnn poll and that upped the pressure for him to make the bold pick. will th

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Aug 12, 2012

of the united states -- paul ryan! >> romney goes bold. >> together, we'll unite america and get this done. >> delighting conservatives. >> if you have small business, you did build that! >> and democrats. they have been targeting ryan and his budget plan for months >> it's a trojan horse. >> the big question -- will this high-risk gamble be high reward for romney? elevate the debate and raise the stakes for this race? >>> is this young congressman from wisconsin ready for the national stage? we'll ask our headliners. tim pawlenty who was vying for the vp job. and for the obama campaign, adviser david axelrod and our powerhouse roundtable. full debate and analysis of romney's choice begins now. >>> hello, again, mitt romney's surprise pick of paul ryan to be his vp shook up the summer saturday. how much? how long will it last? we'll examine mitt romney's most consequential campaign decision. but we begin on how the decision has made and how it's playing on the trial with our jon karl. jon, thanks for joining us this morning. we're learning a lot more overnight about how romney came to this

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Aug 14, 2012

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Aug 14, 2012

. it was a year ago this week that mitt romney at the iowa state fair who broke down under the pressure of really persistent heckling and said something on tape that will probably haunt his campaign until the very end as if it were a poltergeist. >> we have to make sure that the promises we make in social security, medicaid, and medicare are promises we can keep. and there are various ways of doing that. one is we could raise taxes on people. that's -- >> corporations. >> corporations are people, my friend. we could raise taxes -- of course, they are. everything corporations earn matly goes to people. where do you think it goes? >> it goes in your pockets. >> whose pockets? people's pockets. human beings, my friend. >> human beings, my friend. for the one-year anniversary of the corporations are people moment, at last year's iowa state fair, this year, the romney campaign decided to send their brand new vice presidential pick, not just to the iowa state fair, but to that exact same stage, that exact same microphone to face, it turned out, pretty much the exact same kind of persistent heckling. an

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Face the Nation

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Aug 12, 2012

>> today on "face the nation," mitt romney picks his man. >> the next president of the united states, paul ryan. >> not quite. let's try that 15. >> every now and then i'm known to make a mistake. i did not make a mistake with this guy. but i can tell you this-- he's going to be the next vice president of the united states. glord congressman paul ryan of wisconsin has lots of appeal to both side-- >> we had the largest deficit and the biggest federal government since world war ii. >> but democrats like the pick, too. they say his plan to cut medicare and social programs is sure to drive voters their way. ryan is with mitt romney in north carolina this morning, and we'll get the latest there from jan crawford. the obama campaign's stephanie cutter will square off against the romney campaign's eric fehrnstrom, and we'll hear from one-time republican candidate newt gingrich, who was not all that keen during the primaries about paul ryan's medicare plan. >> i don't think right wing social engineering is any more desirable than left wing social engineer. >> plus we'll have analysis

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Aug 11, 2012

coast. 3:00 a.m. out west and 5:ooa.m. in wisconsin. >>> sources tell us that mitt romney is picking paul ryan. the chair of the house budget committee has been sharply critical of president obama's economic policies and outspoken fiscal conservative. take a look at this. the romney/ryan website is up and running. he's expected to make the announcement in norfolk, virginia. ryan monroe is the editor of cnnpolitics.com. he's joining us from our washington bureau. sources telling cnn that it will be paul ryan. what do you think? what do you think he brings to the ticket? >> this is either going to be his boldest move or probably his riskiest mistake. paul ryan is a galvanizing force. for conservative republicans, he's seen as the voice behind conservatism. he is the voice that wants to get rid of medicare. if either of those are truthful, it will be a lightning rod in this campaign. >> why make the announcement today, saturday morning, olympics going on, he's about to kick off his bus tour. a lot thought he would do this later on. >> a saturday announcement get us sunday morning air ti

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Aug 11, 2012

on the air. >> she passed away in 22 days. i do not think mitt romney realizes what he's done to anyone and furthermore i do not think mitt romney is --ed. >> under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. gwen: drilling down with mitt romney accusing the president of encouraging dependency. >> president obama in just the last few days has tried to reverse that accomplishment by taking the work requirement out of welfare. that is wrong. if i'm president, i'm put work back in welfare. gwen: and the president accusing romney of robbing the poor. >> it's romney hood. they have tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before and guess what, it does not work. gwen: the biggest open question is who will run with romney? the short list shrinks. covering the week, john harwood of cnbc and the "new york times." beth reinhard of "national journal," and jeff zeleny of "the new york times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill and national jou

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Aug 9, 2012

obama transcends any concern about mitt romney. >> what about picking someone good for my business? i'm being selfish here. there's not a guy or woman in this business i talk to that doesn't wish like heaven he would pick christie because he's so quotable. and big, not just physically, a big personality. he would shake it up. >> as a guy who always had a weight problem, i hoped christie would come up in the public. >> you'd be in this shadow. >> he's dubious about making the transition from a first term at governor. woodrow wilson went all the way to president from one term as governor. >> let me ask you about this. why is it people who run against romney, they don't like him afterwards. you've said some tough things. people like huckabee seems like such a -- says he has no soul. you see this. rudy giuliani didn't like him. what is it about his wealth, his looks. is it something that bugs people about the rivalry? >> first of all, i think mitt and i get along fine. we get a lot of stuff done together. i don't particularly dislike him as a person. >> i like that. >> this is a tough bus

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Aug 12, 2012

of us. from iowa, this is mike huckab night and god bless. >> the ticket is set as governor mitt romney selected paul ryan roin to be his running mate. he was unveiled as vice-presidential nominee earlier this morning. we'll get exclusive reaction from former vice-president dick cheney. we'll look at the highlights and governor mitt romney's introduction began with a hicup. let's take a >> join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. ♪ >> every now and then i am known to make a mistake. i can tell you who is going to be the next vice-president of the united states. >> this is a crucial moment in the life of our nation and it is absolutely vital that we select the right man to lead america back to prosperity and greatness. that man is standing right next to me. he is mitt romney and he will be the next president of the united states of my dad died when i was young and he was a good and decent man and certain things he said always stuck with me. he would say son, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. well regretably president obama has b

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Aug 10, 2012

a later than that. so this is mobile saigs and it could go another way. just reading what mitt romney said in that interview on nbc on the short, short list. i suppose he could fit what he said. but... this was kind of reading in to what portrayed as a vp saying about him. >> bret baier thank you very much. and if you're just joining us breaking news fox news confirmed that mitt romney will be making his vice presidential pick known tomorrow morning we now confirmed that for 8:45 a.m. mitt romney about to begin a 12 city, four state bus tour for swing states, crucial states to his reelection campaign, florida, virginia, north carolina and ohio. talking about the number of kind of a short list, really of vice presidential picks we have other guests joining us now is ed rawlins, our fox news contributor. and ed, are you there? >> i'm here, yes. how are you doing tonight? >> hey, ed. are you surprised at timing of this? >> i think the time is excellent. it's kind of a speculation this week. this tour is very, very important. and to get this choice made and anyone of the people including ryan

FOXNEWSW - Special Report With Bret Baier

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Aug 14, 2012

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Aug 14, 2012

trying to draw a line between his budget and mitt romney's plan. this is "special report." note ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm brit hum bret baier. brit hume observation escollusive interview with ryan later. but first, romney slammed obama for what he called the administration war on coal. the president is am paining in iowa. center of wind energy production in the u.s. he favors extending tax break for the industry. romney opposes that. suicide attacks in afghanistan killed at least 38 people today in what is the deadliest day of the year there for civilians. officials say 14 bombers struck in a province in the south. motorcycle bomb targeted a crowded bazaar. u.s. officials tell fox news nearly 50 iranian men captured in syria are not on a religious pilgrimage as they claim but are in fact, active duty members of the iranian revolutionary guard. defense secretary leon panetta talked about it today, saying it's part of a largeer plan. >> iran is playing a larger role in syria, in many ways. not only in terms of the irgc, but in terms of assistance, training. there is n

FOXNEWS - Bulls and Bears

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Aug 11, 2012

is make it a referendum. not the referendum romney wanted but referendum on the ryan budget. that is why you are getting the first response from the white house. we go from romney wanted to make it a referendum to obama making a referendum about the ryan budget. that's the real thing about the pick today and what the object and what ryan on that stage means. >> what about the imagining of this young republican leader. we talked a little bit about it. i continue to throw out stats here. he will be 439 days before being sworn in if elected. he has a girl and two boys 7, 8 and 10. he is catholic. i am not trying to draw the imagining too much back to jfk but there is something about a young family that is appealing just as much as obama's family is appealing to leadership. is it not? >> joe question about it. sort of idealism in the way he talked about things. the real question is again is this the -- now it will be is this the romney plan pore the ryan plan? it gives an opening as much as the visual and the optices and the way people respond to the ryan family, i think there is now in the

FOXNEWSW - Bulls and Bears

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Aug 11, 2012

. romney started the campaign wanting it to be a referendum on obama. they wanted to make it a choice between romney's experience at bain and taxes and things. the pick today if you look during the summer things didn't go so well trying to make a refer run dumb. it wasn't working. romney stayed close but obama started drifting away. ryan makes this sort of the tip of the hat it will be about a choice now. the obama campaign got what it wanted. this campaign is going to be a choice. now what they will try to do is make it a referendum. not the referendum romney wanted but referendum on the ryan budget. that is why you are getting the first response from the white house. we go from romney wanted to make it a referendum to obama making a referendum about the ryan budget. that's the real thing about the pick today and what the object and what ryan on that stage means. >> what about the imagining of this young republican leader. we talked a little bit about it. i continue to throw out stats here. he will be 439 days before being sworn in if elected. he has a girl and two boys 7, 8 and 10.

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Aug 9, 2012

pull inaccurate ads? someone should ask mitt romney why he didn't pull this campaign ad. president obama is quoting john mccain, but the romney camp edits it to make it sound like the president is talking about himself. >> it's going to take a new direction. if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose. >> or what about -- what about the ad accusing president obama of not visiting israel, even though only two presidents ever visited israel during his first term. >> over the past four years, president obama has traveled all over the world. he's traveled all over the middle east, yet he hasn't found time to visit our ally and friend, israel. >> i don't remember mitt romney asking karl rove's super pac to pull this ad, which falsely edits president obama's comments about businesses. >> people who've worked hard started a business and created jobs can't believe what president obama's saying about them. >> if you got a business, you didn't build that. >> now mitt romney wants candidates to ask super pacs to pull ads? but not too long ago, mitt romney was singing a much diff

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Aug 19, 2012

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Aug 19, 2012

?mbles by the vice presid we'll sit down with obama campaign senior advisor robert gibbs. then mitt romney talks taxes, his income taxes. what does the gop candidate need to do to put the issue behind him? we'll talk about romney campaign senior advisor ed gillespie. that's gibbs and gillespie only on "fox news sunday." plus, week one of the romney-ryan tic ticket. we will ask our sunday panel how the republican running mate is doing so far are. and our power player of the week from hollywood to extreme sports he may be romney's top advisor. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. with paul ryan joining the republican ticket the presidential campaign took on a new intensity this week. especially over who has the best plan to preserve medicare. we will hear from a top romney strategist in a few minutes but first obama campaign senior advisor and former white house press secretary robert gibbs. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thanks for having me,. >> paul ryan campaigned in the victim lajeunesses with his 78 -- villages with h his 78-year-old mother

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Aug 11, 2012

if you've got a bump and romney goes ahead this week this is all the better. i think whoever he chooses here of this list are well qualified and will be a great addition. >> right. looking at some of the campaigning senator marco rubio and mitt romney working the crowd and they seemed to work well together. it's an interesting short list. when you look and see them on stage together how they interact. >> the typical thing is the comfort level romney has with them and that veting process has been intense. all of these people have been looked at hard. i think importantly everyone of them won't be -- none named are, will be a shock. there will be certain people more supportive of others but they're all very worthy candidates. and would they be good some f.something happens to romney? >> are you hearing anything? are you getting phone calls or e mails or anything from anyone within the campaign that might give you a hint where this is go something. >> no. they have been keeping this very, very closed mouth. i think it's important important to do that. i think your sources are as good as any

FOXNEWS - FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace

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Aug 12, 2012

>> i am john roberts in for chris wallace. mitt romney selects paul ryan and shapes up the race for the white house. >> i can tell you who will be the next vice-president of the united states. >> how will the romney-ryan ticket be perceived. last former presidential candidate on "fox news sunday". both sides are filling the air waves with negative ads. we'll ask the sunday panel if they are going too far on "fox news sunday". hello, again from fox news in washington. governor rom romm and paul ryan are campaigning in north carolina and wisconsin today. we'll talk about the gop ticket with our guests and first the latestt from james rosen who is in moorsville, north carolina for us today. james? >> john, good to be with you. by one measure the selection of congressman ryan is a success. romney campaign took in four million in the first 7 hours after the big roll out. aids to governor ryan hoped that the addition of ryan young and cath lickk would change the polls. the latest fox news polls released on thursday night showed president obama opening up a nine-point league. one marke

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